Drop side crib or no?

JCM052707 · February 2009

A spin off from my earlier crib post. Drop sides were brought up. I feel pretty dumb about this...what does that mean exactly? Thinking back to babysitting and being a nanny is that just the side that goes straight down a few inches? Is that bad? Or good? What if the side is stationary? Is is harder to get baby in and out (esp if if you're short!)?

Both cribs I am looking at are convertible, but one says it's stationary sides and one appears to be a drop.

robbie3982 · February 2009

I originally wanted drop side, but after reading the reviews of the original one we wanted, I feel more comfortable with a crib with no moving parts.

Sequoyah Shoars · February 2009

i am kinda short, so i will be getting a dropside.

BlairWaldorf · February 2009

I like the look of a drop-side better.

but since we're so tall, I doubt we will ever use the moving parts.

kiki-W · February 2009

drop side means the side slides down.

great if you are short, had c-section or are planning 2 under 2.

I drop the side now to get DD in and out of crib b/c of my belly.

*blondie* · February 2009

dh and I decided on a stationary convertible crib. my dh jumped out of the crib with the side all the way up when he was really little so I'm going to do whatever I can to prevent dd from doing that. I would rather have the hassle of reaching up and over than the possiblity of lo having broken bones. but it is a personal choice.

hula_lula · February 2009

I'm short, enough so that even with the drop side crib there have been times that it's been... intresting, trying to lay my DD down. There's not a chance I could have done it with a conv. style crib

sweetfern · February 2009

jellibelli:
i am kinda short, so i will be getting a dropside.

ditto

JCM052707 · February 2009

*blondie*:
dh and I decided on a stationary convertible crib. my dh jumped out of the crib with the side all the way up when he was really little so I'm going to do whatever I can to prevent dd from doing that. I would rather have the hassle of reaching up and over than the possiblity of lo having broken bones. but it is a personal choice.

I definitely want the safest option, but you said he jumped out with the side all the way up - so how is that different than a stationary side? I'm just confused I guess.

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I'm only 5'1 so I am thinking the drop side would be helpful.... but I don't want to do it if it's unsafe...

TheMrs8/9/8 · February 2009

I'll be getting a drop-side, I'm barely 5 ft tall.

kiki-W · February 2009

*blondie*:
dh and I decided on a stationary convertible crib. my dh jumped out of the crib with the side all the way up when he was really little so I'm going to do whatever I can to prevent dd from doing that. I would rather have the hassle of reaching up and over than the possiblity of lo having broken bones. but it is a personal choice.

did your crib have different mattress positions? we have ours on the lowest and DD so far can;t get over the side. I assumed all cribs had the same lower mattress setting?

lunamanzana · February 2009

I'm short (5'2") and I can't get a baby in and out of a stationary crib properly (i.e., without dropping him the last 2-3 inches), so we got a drop-side. I love love love the one we got - it's Bonavita Peyton in Espresso. It's also available in the stationary sides if you decide to go that route.

Bernadette5 · February 2009

I'm planning on a drop side.

JCM052707 · February 2009

Ok thanks for the insight everyone! I think I'm going to go w/ my original crib choice (Da Vinci Roxanne) since that is the drop side and I think I will need that extra room. I seem to remember when I was babysitting and couldn't figure out how to lower the side, it was harder for me to get babies in and out.

The New Mrs. · February 2009

I have 5 nieces and nephews who I am very close to. Between them, I've dealt with 4 diff. cribs. All were too tall for me to lay the baby down without it being a dropside. So I thought I had no option until I went to a baby store this week and found a crib I feel in love with....then realized it wasn't a drop side and it was "short" - the top of the side came only mid-belly to me! The matress was probably 18" below that. Perfect for short me!! Upon further inspection, we found that the matress had 3 different heights so that once the baby could sit/stand up, you drop the matress even lower so they can't climb over. So now that I know I have the option for a non-drop-side, I'll definitely look for more like this. It's just so hard to look online because you can't see all the deminsions in person and it makes it hard to really know what you're getting.

ljlkm · February 2009

Consumer reports recommends a stationary side crib b/c of a spate of recalls lately involving the drop sides.

ForForever · February 2009

Our crib is a drop side. The crib we picked just happened to have it.

lzybeanie · February 2009

I'm 5-6 and my husband is 6-0...so average height...and we went with a drop side mainly because we liked the style better. It's personal preference - I know plenty of people who have drop-sides and they're perfectly safe. Sure, no moving parts is probably safer, but I really think it's up to your discretion.

berry25 · February 2009

I can't imagine not having a drop side rail. It's wonderful for getting a baby in and out of the crib without having them wake up, and now that I'm pregnant with number 2, it's a lifesaver even though I'm fairly tall. You can get cribs with excellent safety ratings that also have drop rails.

Traycee1242 · February 2009

Drop side is SO much easier to change the mattress sheets (which is a major pain in the arse and which needs to be done often!)

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